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G. W. STEWART.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

No. 356,174. Patented Jan. 18, 1887.

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UNirEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE XV. STEXVART, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ALBERT E. FUEOHSEL, OF MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,174, dated January 18, 1887 Application filed June 29, 1886. Serial No. 206,606.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STEWART, of New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention has relation to that class of devices employed for supporting socks, stockings, sleeves, and other articles of wearing-apparel, and ordinarily known as garmentsupporters.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple, cheap, and effective supporter of the class named, which may be easily and quickly adjusted to place, fit the limb of the wearer neatly, smoothly, and securely, and be capable of ready adjustment for use of any person and for any garment to which it is applicable.

To accomplish all of this my improvement involves certain peculiarities of construction and arrangement or combination of parts, as

will be herein first fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figures 1, 2, and 3 are views in elevation showing myimproved garo ment-supporter in different adjustments.

Like letters of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A is a spring clip or clasp of any of the or- 3 5 dinary patterns,intended to grasp the garment.

B is a cord, upon the ends of which the clasp A is secured. This cord may be of any desired length.

0 is a strip or band of elastic, which passes around,0rpartlyaround,thelimb ofthewearer, the strip carrying a simple hook, as c, at one or both ends, for engagement with the cord. The cord is adopted for reason of its cheapness, durability, facility of receiving the clasp A and hook or catch 0, presenting always the same smooth surface, no matter how it may be twisted, and because it is better adapted for adjustment than any fiat band or strip.

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Heretofore the cord or band carrying the clasp has been employed in such manner as to form a triangle, (when the supporter is in use,) bringing the hook corresponding with 0 always in the one position, and seldom in a convenient position for the wearer to apply or remove the supporter. The desired position for this hook varies with each wearer, with each garment, and with all the different styles of garments. I therefore provide the cord with a simple form of clip, (shown at 6,) the same being of metal and having the ends a a a arranged to embrace three parts of the cord substantially in the manner shown. This divides the cord into three parts, the two parts d (1 serving as loops which will readily receive the hook or hooks c, and the 6 remaining part forming the tag or depending portion which carries the spring-clasp. The cord is movable within the clip Z), so that therelative lengths of the two loops may be varied at pleasure, thus bringing one of the engaging hooks around to any point desired for the convenience or comfort of the wearer.

Fig. 1 shows the loops of about equal length, and Fig. 2 shows them of different lengths.

The tag or depending end may be lengthened or shortened by properly sliding the cord within clip b. Fig. 3 shows the tag considerably longer than in Fig. l, the loops remaining of about the same length. By combining these adjustments the tag can be made of any desired length and the loops then regu' lated as maybe required. Thus the improved supporter is made to conform to all the styles of garments, to fit the wearer smoothly, comfortably, and conveniently, and, generally, to fully answer the purpose or object of the invention, as previously set forth.

The clip b may be made to grasp the cord firmly by bending down the ends a at any time. It is preferred to leave it loose upon 0 the cord, so that the purchaser may adjust it to suit himself; but for special articles it may be clamped tightly, if desired.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by 5 Letters Patent, is'- 1 In a garmentsupporter of the character In testimony that I claim the foregoing I herein set forth, the metallic clip having the have hereunto set my hand in the presence of three legs applied upon the cord carrying the two Witnesses.

clasp and dividing said cord into tag and two GEORGE \V. STEWVART. 5 loops, the parts being combined and arranged Witnesses:

substantially as shown, and for the purposes MAX HUsS,

set forth. EDWARD A. FUECHSEL. 

